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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demolition \Dem`o*li"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. demolitio, fr
demoliri: cf F. d['e]molition. See {Demolish}.]
The act of overthrowing, pulling down or destroying a pile
or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; --
opposed to construction; as the demolition of a house, of
military works of a town, or of hopes.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
demolition
n 1: an event that destroys something [syn: {destruction}]
2: the act of demolishing
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